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12-30-2008, 09:31 PM
Coach_Owens87 Wrote:"More than a billion gallons of coal fly ash, a byproduct of burning coal, spilled Monday when the dike burst on a retention pond at the Kingston Fossil Plant. The spill covered 300 acres with sludge in Harriman, about 35 miles west of Knoxville. It dumped a mix of ash and water in the Emory River, causing residents of nearby Kingston to worry about their drinking water."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/arti...wD95C387O0
What was that Old school said about the safety of all these retention ponds?
Lets hear the PR pro coal spin he has to spit out!
Why Coach I'm surprised........you know me and you know the spin stops here! lol
Let's keep this in perspective, remember this was a ash retention pond or if you prefer a dike which was located at the power plant, and is unlike slurry impoundments which require stricter design, construction and inspection guidelines. Unless these ash retention ponds are built on a active mining operation, they are not covered by those standards. Regulation of these ash ponds have been left to state agencies, where standards can vary wdely from state to state.
According to a fact sheet released by TVA the State of Tennessee inspects these ponds quarterly in coordination with the permitting process. Each plant does a visual inspection daily. Plant personnel conduct seep inspection of the dikes quarterly. Detailed inspections of the ash handling and storage dikes are done annually by TVA engineering staff.
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Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by Coach_Owens87 - 12-29-2008, 02:53 PM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by Beetle01 - 12-29-2008, 03:40 PM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by Coach_Owens87 - 12-29-2008, 03:47 PM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by Beetle01 - 12-29-2008, 04:02 PM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by Benchwarmer - 12-29-2008, 04:06 PM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by Coach_Owens87 - 12-29-2008, 04:09 PM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by guyfawkes - 12-30-2008, 03:58 AM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by Old School - 12-30-2008, 09:31 PM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by Coach_Owens87 - 12-31-2008, 07:27 PM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by Old School - 12-31-2008, 09:20 PM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by thecavemaster - 01-06-2009, 05:28 PM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by buster - 01-06-2009, 08:45 PM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by thecavemaster - 01-07-2009, 12:21 AM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by Coach_Owens87 - 01-07-2009, 11:53 PM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by buster - 01-08-2009, 01:36 AM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by Coach_Owens87 - 01-08-2009, 02:46 AM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by HAIL PIKEVILLE! - 01-16-2009, 01:45 AM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by ImagineThat! - 01-16-2009, 01:56 AM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by Coach_Owens87 - 01-16-2009, 02:30 AM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by Coach_Owens87 - 01-16-2009, 02:31 AM
Massive coal ash slurry spill in TN! - by Beetle01 - 01-16-2009, 11:55 AM
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